AFP – Iran has ordered Ebrahim Yazdi, the elderly head of a banned opposition party and former foreign minister, to serve an eight-year jail term, a rights group said Friday, warning it could amount to a death sentence.
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A Report On Poor Health Situation Of Gonabadi Dervishes In Prisons Of All Over The Country
The reports on the health care situation of Gonabadi dervishes are such that they are deprived of minimum facilities and even not allowed to visit specialist doctors.
Spontaneous Demonstration on International Labor Day
Roozonline – As the first of May, the international Labor Day, approaches, and while labor unrest is ever present in the country, labor groups in Iran have announced plans to hold demonstrations on this date and noted that if the official permit for a national demonstration is not issued, they will launch a “spontaneous” […]
Iran frets over Baghdad nuclear talks
TEHRAN, April 24 (UPI) – Iranian officials suggested some foreign countries were looking to destabilize Iraq before the next round of multilateral nuclear talks in Baghdad next month.
Iran: No Lasting Damage From Virus
A senior Iranian Oil Ministry official says computer systems suffered no lasting damage from a suspected cyberattack.
Officials Confirm Iran Oil Ministry Targeted By ‘Cyberattack’
Iranian officials have confirmed that the Islamic republic’s Oil Ministry and affiliated offices have come under a cyberattack.
Delay in EU assessment of sanctions on Iran
Member states of the European Union have agreed to a request from Greece to put off assessing the impact of their oil embargo on Iran, European diplomats say.
Iran speaks up about claim to islands
Iran’s Central News Agency reported today that in a letter to the head of the Security Council, Iran has said: “The three Islands of Abu Musa, the Greater and the Lesser Tunbs have been an inseparable part of Iranian territory, and the president’s latest trip to Abu Musa is based on Iran’s right to its […]
Iran Denies Diplomat Sex-Abuse Charges
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement rejecting accusations that an Iranian diplomat in Brazil sexually assaulted young girls in a public swimming pool.
Sanctions against Iran hurt other countries: Turkey
Turkey’s Minister of the Economy says Western sanctions on Iran have had an adverse affect on Turkey’s economy.